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Susan D. Orr
Enthusiasm! Energy! Excitement! Susan Orr has a passion for Baton Twirling! Her childhood love for performing, competing and teaching the neighborhood to twirl, has evolved through the years into a full-time commitment. Susan graduated from Indiana University with a high school teaching degree, but quickly combined that with the opening of an instructional center where children from ages 4-24, eagerly learned the sport of baton twirling. In 1981, Susan published BATON TWIRLING UNLIMITED, a 268 page book, detailing the intricacies of twirling, strutting, even fire baton. Susan is an NBTA accredited coach and judge who has worked throughout the United States, England and Western Europe. The National Baton Twirling Association honored Susan in 2003, by inducting her into the Hall of Fame. And in 2004, Susan completed her most exciting twirling task yet. BATON TWIRLING UNLIMITED on DVD! Three volumes that teach the magical secrets of her amazing sport! Now, after years of research and development, Susan has improved the baton itself!
Max S. Orr
Max received his BS degree from Mississippi State University and joined General Motors as a foreman. He progressed through all manufacturing ranks up to Plant Manager. While working for General Motors he earned his MS degree and became certified as a Manufacturing Engineer. He served as Director of Manufacturing Engineering as well as the Director of Plant Engineering. He started several new plants during his career including one plant to produce the afterburner liner for the F22 tactical fighter military aircraft. Rolls-Royce Aerospace bought the division Max worked for and after 37 years of service he retired and became a business consultant. Over the past year he has worked on the design and patents for the new baton and is now in the process of developing the manufacturing systems required to meet the public demand for this new and innovative product. His unique background in manufacturing and technology has made him a valuable member of the Batons Unlimited, Inc. team.
John A. Spees
John brings a vast background of education and experience to the task of developing the HEART BATON. He earned his undergraduate degree in chemistry from Ohio State University, followed by post graduate work in polymer chemistry at Akron University and subsequently completed a Master of Business Administration at Butler University.
John was blessed with an opportunity to pursue a career in Materials Engineering and Process Development with a well-known Aerospace company. During his career, John had an opportunity to contribute to several NASA and Air Force programs which included development of systems for single stage to space vehicles. Other programs included significant contributions to long-range Air Force programs whose goals were to enhance and optimize the efficiency of Gas Turbine engines that will be utilized in future high performance, aerospace vehicles. This broad based materials and process development background was applied to the process of developing the HEART BATON.